ELLIEIt was bound to be a long evening of football practice for Troy as he would be unable to raise his head without seeing me seated beside Dylan. I had yet to see both of them have an exchange like I had been expecting. But then, I was sure that it was bound to be something a bit like the rivalry between Aiden and Kai. But then, I’d had my fill of every single thing that was going on at that point. I was sure I had put up a good show for everyone to see and that made me satisfied. Right about then, I wanted to leave with Dylan as I was done giving everyone doses of what my new possible relationship could be like. “Do you enjoy football or do you just like coming here to see the hottest boys in school?” Dylan asked with a cunning smile on his face as he said each word that he said.“I won't lie…” I replied as I smiled back. “It's the latter. But then with time, I began getting to love all of the nuances that go on in between the lines.”“Oh wow…” Dylan said. “So which of the boy
ELLIE“Troy? Are you being serious right now?” I was almost feeling like I was living in a blooper at that point. It seemed like that interruption wasn't meant to happen at all. There were just too many things that were off about it.“What are you doing here?” Dylan asked as I was almost hiding behind him. The long awaited clash was finally happening right in front of me and I was simply getting ready to watch just what the extent of their rivalry had been. “I should be asking you that..." Troy's gaze kept shifting continuously between Dylan and me. “What are you both doing here?”"Well, it seems you didn't come here to practice, Maddox. You came here to look around for girls that could possibly have their eyes on you. That's not how you're going to bag a state championship for your school…" Dylan was pretty intentional with every single syllable that he spat at him. "If this is your way of playing mind games, then you're going to try harder, Brooks..." Troy was livid at everything
ELLIE“I'll see you tomorrow then…” Dylan said as he stared at me for a while. The look in his eyes was alluring. I could almost see the frustration of today along with the expectations for tomorrow in those eyes. “Alright then… I will be expecting you…” I said to him as I was waiting for him to lean in the closet for that goodbye kiss that I had been anticipating. But then, there was nothing. “Okay…?” He said, motioning for me to leave. “Are you fucking kidding me right now?” I was sure that he was intentionally doing that to mess with me just a little bit. I hated it when he did that. “Well, what else were you expecting, Ellie? I brought you to your home and I've got to go as well. What else can I do for—”I pulled him in for a kiss before he could say anything else. There was a burning urgency in my heart to do that, and I was sure that I would never know peace until I did that. The feel of his lips on mine was quite indescribable and had me thinking if I would be able to k
ELLIE“Ellie?” Another awkward moment had come upon me. I was trying to hide my face from Aiden's. I was expecting another one of his usual outbursts, but he just turned around and walked away into the house.“Are you in trouble?” Dylan asked, with a tone laced with concern. He was probably feeling that it was all his fault for keeping me there that long, and I hated that. “I'm not sure… I can't tell…” I said as I hurriedly took my things and was soon making my way out of his car. “I just have to go now. I'm sorry it's happening this way. We'll talk later…”It was hard for me to think of what could become of me if he would be ratting me out to my father or his mother. I wasn't sure what they would do to me, or if they would do anything like I was suspecting that they would do. “Are you sure you're going to be alright?” Dylan asked one last time before he drove off. He was going to take time to get over the fact that he was about to get me into trouble with my parents.“I'll be fine
ELLIE“What the…”I was beginning to feel like some sort of detective at that point as I was beginning to take a closer look at what was happening downstairs. I wanted to be sure that I wasn't about to raise a false alarm as that was the last thing I wanted at that point. At once, I was beginning to get ready to make my descent. I had almost felt like jumping out from there and simply going in pursuit of the truth that I desired so badly. I took each step downstairs, wondering what exactly Aiden could have been up to down there. I couldn't tell why exactly I had been so curious to know what he had been doing there. We weren't supposed to be that concerned about each other and I didn't want him to know that there was still a part of me that cared a bit about him.It was obvious that I stood a risk of showing signs of vulnerability towards him. That had me thinking a lot about what I was doing. But then, I had gone too far to turn back. I had been well on my way to the back door when
KAIThe next day had come rapidly, and I was moving into it with nothing but my determination that came purely from the last words I had said to Aiden in our last meeting on the court. “Are you alright?” Kyle questioned as I got down the stairs, with a readiness to get away from there without saying hi to anyone at all. “I'm good…” I said as I walked past him without looking at him for a single moment. “You're looking pale and tired,” Kyle complained as he took a closer look at me and that made me feel quite like some sort of weirdo. I just couldn't help but wonder why he wasn't going to mind himself and his business. “That's my problem, not yours…” I said as I walked past him. I wasn't in the mood for breakfast or that conversation as well. That day felt like I was turning a new leaf and I was even more determined to make things happen the way I wanted. “Kai… you're acting scary these days.. what the heck is up with you?” Kyle asked, as he quickly ran up to me and was soon stand
ELLIEI felt a bit weak in the knees as he said those words to me. There were a lot of things that made me feel like I was about to get back into that predicament I had been in when I had given Troy a chance. “What's the matter?” I asked as I was trying to keep a still, and calm composure even with Jasmine watching my every move at that point. “Is there a problem?”I was wondering what exactly it was that couldn't wait until he would come to pick me up from school and then to his place. Just like we had agreed. It had me thinking, the way he had just called me and just demanded an audience like I hadn't been giving attention all that time. Was it just another weird, unusual side of him that had just been aimed at keeping me on my toes from all the suspense? It had to be, as I want to be ready to take any of that. “There were just too many things on my mind lately and I have been thinking…” That beginning phrase carries a lot of gravity in it.“What is it?” I could feel my heart ra
ELLIEThe heated tears that were about to pour out of my eyes were becoming too uncomfortable for me to bear at that point. There were a lot of thoughts running through my head as I ignored Jasmine’s voice as she had been calling on me. But I kept on walking like she hadn't been calling me all that time. The humiliation was just too much for me to bear at that point as I was making straight for home. I was ready to fight anyone who would try to keep me from heading home at that point. “Ellie…”Who the fuck was calling my name? I wondered as I was hurriedly heading out of there. I just hoped that whoever they were, they wouldn't think of coming after me.“Ellie…” the owner of the masculine voice was becoming even more audible as I was walking as fast as I could at that point. But he seemed to be able to catch up with me somehow and that was just the worst part of it. Before I could turn around and see who it was, a hand grabbed me by the shoulder and I soon realized that it had been